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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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